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Tube Feeding lambs...rules of thumb
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<blockquote data-quote="Robin2020" data-source="post: 7582040" data-attributes="member: 149041"><p>My first year lambing and sadly lost one yesterday....otherwise things went very well. I feel it may be my fault so want to learn for next year.</p><p></p><p>After finding the lamb (2nd of twins) fairly cold in the rain and no sign of standing, I warmed it for a while and gave it a tube of colostrum. He soon improved and was weak, shaky on feet, but appeared to be drinking from mum. Sorted I thought. I find it very hard to feel their tummy and gauge how full it is. To cut a long story short I stopped the tubes and left the lamb to feed from mum. Next day the lamb goes down hill quick, so injections from vet and regular tubes. He never regained strength and we had to call it a day.</p><p></p><p>How do people decide on when to stop /start tube feeding. I was always worried I may over-feed him. If I had continued maybe the outcome would have been different... It is so hard to judge if they are actually drinking from mum or just trying.... Maybe a good idea would be once you start tubes, continue for 24hrs at the set rate, and then leave them to it?? Just wondering how the experts gauge these critical decisions. </p><p></p><p>Gutted. All went so well until the last lamb. He was a reasonable size but incredibly thin, with a strange twitch when sleeping and never made a sound. Perhaps I had little chance and the fact he never stood when born tells a lot. The mother never seemed overly interested in the lamb either but would let it feed...I read that the ewes tend to know...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robin2020, post: 7582040, member: 149041"] My first year lambing and sadly lost one yesterday....otherwise things went very well. I feel it may be my fault so want to learn for next year. After finding the lamb (2nd of twins) fairly cold in the rain and no sign of standing, I warmed it for a while and gave it a tube of colostrum. He soon improved and was weak, shaky on feet, but appeared to be drinking from mum. Sorted I thought. I find it very hard to feel their tummy and gauge how full it is. To cut a long story short I stopped the tubes and left the lamb to feed from mum. Next day the lamb goes down hill quick, so injections from vet and regular tubes. He never regained strength and we had to call it a day. How do people decide on when to stop /start tube feeding. I was always worried I may over-feed him. If I had continued maybe the outcome would have been different... It is so hard to judge if they are actually drinking from mum or just trying.... Maybe a good idea would be once you start tubes, continue for 24hrs at the set rate, and then leave them to it?? Just wondering how the experts gauge these critical decisions. Gutted. All went so well until the last lamb. He was a reasonable size but incredibly thin, with a strange twitch when sleeping and never made a sound. Perhaps I had little chance and the fact he never stood when born tells a lot. The mother never seemed overly interested in the lamb either but would let it feed...I read that the ewes tend to know... [/QUOTE]
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